The first one's Indonesian because Malaysians don't wear their hijab like that. I never see my relies or anyone wear that whenever I go back to Malaysia or Singapore. Even now their go more Egyptian. The clothes are very Indonesian but the rest are Malaysians. But its great that you featured some Malaysian style. I've been wearing that for yonks and when I came to Egypt I felt so out of fashion with how creative these guys are with their hijabs.

hi again jana! no, i dont think there's an easy way to tell, but don't worry about it, it's not a big deal! :)

i live in very multicultural australia, but am originally from singapore. when i first got here, i couldnt tell an egyptian from a lebanese from a turkish! or for that matter, a somali from a sudanese. or a croatian from a lithuanian... you know what i mean. oh, but i can usually tell a japanese from a chinese from a korean, interestingly enough!

at the end of the day, the differences between us are so subtle... i think human beings have more in common than the differences we tend to highlight ;)

If you love Malaysian style hijab, check out www.EasyHijabStyles.com. You can get an ebook which features over 10 different styles. Written in English by a Malaysian sister. And most important of all, all the styles cover the chest.

In malay malaysia, hijab is known as "tudung". In indonesia, it is known as "jilbab" (Any scarf is called jilbab there).

I'd say the malay malaysian style is more chic and "polished" as it incorporates the use of high quality textile and it is a mixture of malay, turkish and lately arabic and indonesian styles and fabric. Malaysia is very exposed to all kinds of cultures, so as such their style is more "mixed" as compared to their indonesian sisters (which usually just have a typical one off look).

The real malay malaysian hijab I'd say, is the one made of "bawal" fabric (a type of fabric that comes from japan, thailand, korea, etc). Example of bawal fabric tudung is this:

This type of tudung fabric is almost exclusively worn by malay malaysians only (and thai malay muslims). It is a light fabric and has patterns and sometimes studs on it.

As a general guide, the malays originally wear their hijab like the turkish. Meaning, they wear square scarfs that are folded into triangles, and they secure with a pin underneath the chin. Under that hijab, is a hijab cap.

Indonesians however, originally wear pakistani-like hijab that shows hair. But as time progresses, they wear their hijab with ribbons tied to the back of their head (Malays wear hijab with ribbons tied at the back of their heads too, but only for salah/prayers). Later, they wear like syrian hijab (that needs no pinning, just wear it on) but with the front awning very hard (material).

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